The tuberculosis mortality rate in the Southeast Asia region saw a rise of 8.6 per cent in 2021 as compared to 2015, according to an official release from the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to the release, the regional director of WHO, South-East Asia Region, Saima Wazed said, “TB mortality […]
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WHO South-East Asia Region commits to prioritizing and investing more in primary healthcare
Member countries of World Health Organization South-East Asia Region have committed to prioritize investment in primary health care to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage. “Prioritizing investments to strengthen primary health care, including health workforce, will accelerate progress towards achieving health for all and help realize health-related sustainable development goals, […]
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World Hand Hygiene Day: WHO reiterates its commitment to ‘accelerate action together’
On the World Hand Hygiene Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is highlighting the urgent need for countries in the South-East Asia Region and across the world to rigorously implement hand hygiene at the point of health care delivery, accelerating the progress made throughout the CoVid-19 response. World Hand Hygiene Day is observed […]
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WHO asks China to share specific, real-time data on Covid situation
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with Chinese officials and again asked for specific and real-time data on the epidemiological situation in China, according to the statement released by the WHO website. In the high-level meeting, WHO asked for more genetic sequencing data, data on disease impact including […]
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WHO chief asks China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid-19
World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday called on China to share the requested data concerning Covid-19 in a bid to understand the origins of the virus. “We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies that we have requested, to better […]
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Injuries and violence cause 12,000 deaths worldwide each day: WHO
Injuries and violence take the lives of some 12,000 people around the world each day, according to World Health Organization (WHO). As reflected in a new WHO report, Preventing injuries and violence: an overview, 3 of the top 5 causes of death among people aged 5-29 years are injury-related, namely road traffic injuries, homicide and suicide. In addition […]
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WHO looking to rename monkeypox to ‘MPOX’: Report
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to rename monkeypox to “MPOX” to destigmatize the virus, according to a US newspaper report. The decision follows growing pressure from Biden officials, who privately asked WHO to change the name, The Politico reported. The report said this decision could be announced on Wednesday. Citing people with knowledge of […]
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WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks, pandemics
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a global scientific process to update the list of priority pathogens–agents that can cause outbreaks or pandemics–to guide global investment, research and development (R&D), especially in vaccines, tests and treatments. In a statement, the WHO on Monday said that starting with a meeting held last Friday, November 18, WHO is convening over 300 scientists who will consider […]
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Antimicrobial Resistance will reduce global annual GDP by 3.8 pc by 2050: WHO
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) will reduce global annual GDP by 3.8% by 2050, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday and added that it could push 24 million more people into extreme poverty. “New global estimates show that in 2019, nearly 5 million human deaths worldwide were associated with bacterial AMR, […]
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WHO launches new initiative to stop spread of invasive malaria vector in Africa
A new World Health Organization (WHO) initiative has been launched that aims to stop the further spread of this invasive mosquito species in the region. The WHO had identified the spread of Anopheles stephensi as a significant threat to malaria control and elimination in 2019 – particularly in Africa, where the disease hits hardest. Originally native […]
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Every 2 seconds, 1 person under 70 dies of noncommunicable diseases in world: WHO report
Diseases relating to the heart, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases claim the lives of every one person every two seconds under the age of 70, a World Health Organisation report has said. Almost nine out of the 10 those deaths are taking place in low and middle-income countries. “Millions of […]
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WHO South-East Asia Region commits to inclusive, equitable and resilient health systems
The Seventy-fifth Session of the Regional Committee for WHO South-East Asia concluded here today with Member countries committing to resilient health systems, accelerating multisectoral actions to address priority health issues. “We are at a history-defining juncture. Over the past two and a half years, the Region and the world have witnessed […]
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WHO South-East Asia Region commits to universal access to people-centered mental health care, services
To promote mental health in the Region, Member countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region on Tuesday adopted the Paro Declaration committing to Universal Access to People-centered Mental Health Care and Services. “There is no health without mental health. Increasing investments in mental health, including for preventive and promotive services at the primary care […]
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WHO pledges to provide USD 4 million worth medical supplies to Sri Lanka
The World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to provide essential medical supplies worth USD 4 million to Sri Lanka. In a congratulatory message to Ranil Wickremesinghe on being appointed as President, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pledged to deliver essential medical supplies valued at USD 4 million, according to Colombo Gazette. […]
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WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency
Looking at the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries, the World Health Organization declared the virus a public health emergency of international concern. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.” Speaking at the […]